Which 2FA physical key do you prefer? (lemmy.ml)

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I am thinking about buying a pair of physical 2FA keys to protect my password manager and sensitive accounts. Which brand and model do you suggest?

If a model with open source firmware doesn't come with big drawbacks, I'd prefer it, because I may learn from the source code and even contribute to it.

NFC is not necessary, and the keys should be USB-A. A fingerprint reader is welcome if the price doesn't increase too much.

Thank you all in advance.

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[-] utopiah@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I use Yubikey Bio and NitroKeys.

Edit : to expand a bit, for the YubiKey it's for the convenience of just pushing my thumb on. I use it on the Web and to su locally. For NitroKeys I've discovered them via https://nlnet.nl/project/Nitrokey-3/ and thus appreciate the OSHW side, e.g https://certification.oshwa.org/de000007.html or https://certification.oshwa.org/de000008.html

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